Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Their sufferings were minor compared with the blessings they will receive. God has tested them, like gold in a furnace, and found them worthy to be with him. He has accepted them, just as he accepts the sacrifices which his worshipers burn on the altar. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Afflicted in few things, in many they shall be well rewarded: because God hath tried them, and found them worthy of himself. Wisdom 3:3And their going away from us, for utter destruction: but they are in peace. Wisdom 3:4 And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, their hope is full of immortality. Wisdom 3:6 As gold in the furnace, he hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust, he hath received them, and in time there shall be respect had to them. Wisdom 3:7 The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like sparks among the reeds. Context Wisdom 3…4And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, their hope is full of immortality. 5Afflicted in few things, in many they shall be well rewarded: because God hath tried them, and found them worthy of himself. 6As gold in the furnace, he hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust, he hath received them, and in time there shall be respect had to them.… Cross References Wisdom 3:3 And their going away from us, for utter destruction: but they are in peace. Wisdom 3:4 And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, their hope is full of immortality. Wisdom 3:6 As gold in the furnace, he hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust, he hath received them, and in time there shall be respect had to them. Wisdom 3:7 The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like sparks among the reeds. |